C78 — Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O ● Trait aux Noirs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Plan principal. Jeu au centre (rupture c3-c4).
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur un fou actif en a4 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c8 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier b1, le fou c1 et la tour a1).
Plans. d3 (Libérer Bc1) ; h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur un fou actif en a4 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c8 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier b1, le fou c1 et la tour a1).
Plans. d3 (Libérer Bc1) ; h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Plan principal. Jeu au centre (rupture d7-d6).
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur un fou actif en c5 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c1 et une pièce en prise (le pion en e4).
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le fou c8 et les tours a8 et h8).
Plans. O-O (Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours) ; ...b5 (Expansion aile dame,) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur un fou actif en c5 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c1 et une pièce en prise (le pion en e4).
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le fou c8 et les tours a8 et h8).
Plans. O-O (Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours) ; ...b5 (Expansion aile dame,) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Base Masters : Blancs 28.5%, Nulles 51.6%, Noirs 19.9%.
Coups candidats
5…b5 (75.1% — Blancs: 27.8% | Nulles: 51.2% | Noirs: 21.0%)
5…O-O (20.1% — Blancs: 28.9% | Nulles: 55.1% | Noirs: 16.0%)
5…Ba7 (2.5% — Blancs: 33.3% | Nulles: 44.4% | Noirs: 22.2%)
5…Bb6 (1.3% — Blancs: 30.4% | Nulles: 52.2% | Noirs: 17.4%)
5…Ng4 (0.6% — Blancs: 45.5% | Nulles: 27.3% | Noirs: 27.3%)
5…Nxe4 (0.3%)
5…O-O (20.1% — Blancs: 28.9% | Nulles: 55.1% | Noirs: 16.0%)
5…Ba7 (2.5% — Blancs: 33.3% | Nulles: 44.4% | Noirs: 22.2%)
5…Bb6 (1.3% — Blancs: 30.4% | Nulles: 52.2% | Noirs: 17.4%)
5…Ng4 (0.6% — Blancs: 45.5% | Nulles: 27.3% | Noirs: 27.3%)
5…Nxe4 (0.3%)
auto
Analyse coup par coup — 8 demi-coups commentés
1.e4 Avancée centrale — contrôle d5, f5. Prépare d4, f4, Bc4, Bd3.
1…e5 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d5, f5, Bc5.
2.Nf3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
2…Nc6 Contrôle d4, f4, c5.
3.Bb5 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
3…a6 Coup prophylactique — empêche Nb5, Bb5. Prépare b5.
4.Ba4 Contrôle d4, d5, e5, f5.
4…Nf6 Contrôle d4, e4, f4, c5.
1…e5 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d5, f5, Bc5.
2.Nf3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
2…Nc6 Contrôle d4, f4, c5.
3.Bb5 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
3…a6 Coup prophylactique — empêche Nb5, Bb5. Prépare b5.
4.Ba4 Contrôle d4, d5, e5, f5.
4…Nf6 Contrôle d4, e4, f4, c5.
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | — | — |
| Chaînes | ● b2→c3, d2→c3 | ● b7→a6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | — | — |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | — | ● d4 (3v2), ● e4 (1v0) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Ba4 | ● Ba4 Actif (mob. 4) | |
| Bc5 | ● Bc5 Actif (mob. 10) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | ● Oui |
| Clouages | ● pawn f2 | — |
| Non développées | 3 (● b1, ● c1, ● a1) | 3 (● c8, ● a8, ● h8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Roqué | ● Au centre ! |
| Droits de roque | — | O-O / O-O-O |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● c3-c4, ● d2-d3 | ● …d7-d6, ● …d7-d5 |
| Partie |
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| ? 2000 – Round ? – Anand, Viswanathan – 1-0 – Adams, Michael – G96 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d3 O-O |
| 10. Sinquefield Cup 2023 – Round 5.4 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – G20 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 |
| 11. London Classic 2019 – Round 1.3 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Carlsen, Magnus – G7 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 1900 Paris blind-simul – Round 1 – Pillsbury, Harry – 1-0 – Fazy – G11 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Ba7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 |
| 1902 DSB-13.Kongress Hauptturnier A – Round 20 – Neumann, Augustin – 0-1 – Loman, Rudolf – G54 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1902 DSB-13.Kongress Hauptturnier A – Round 3 – Fahrni, Hans – 0-1 – Moeller, Jorgen – G6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. dxe5 d5 |
| 1909 BCF Ch 6th – Round 1 – Yates, Frederic D – 0-1 – Blake, Joseph – G3 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Bc2 Nf6 |
| 1909 BCF Ch 6th – Round 4 – Ward, William 2001 – 0-1 – Blake, Joseph – G17 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bg5 Ne7 10. Qe2 c6 |
| 1910 Buenos Aires sim – Round ? – Lasker, Emanuel – 1-0 – Gelly, Noah – G7 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Rxe4 fxe4 10. Bg5 Ne7 |
| 1922 Hastings Six-Masters – Round ? – Yates, Frederic D – 1/2-1/2 – Alekhine, Alexander – G23 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Nbd2 d5 |
| 1924 BCF Ch 17th – Round 5 – Khadilkar, Vinayak Kashinath – 1-0 – Blake, Joseph – G24 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 Ng4 9. d4 exd4 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 |
| 1925 CSR tour sim – Round ? – Salomonowitz, J. – 0-1 – Alekhine, Alexander – G26 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Nd2 d6 |
| 1925 Hastings – Round ? – Yates, Frederic D – 1-0 – Wahltuch, Victor – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Qe7 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Bg5 O-O |
| 1926 BCF Ch 19th – Round 10 – Gurnhill, Charles Reuben – 1-0 – Blake, Joseph – G32 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. dxe5 O-O 9. Bc2 d5 10. exd6 Nxd6 |
| 1926 Buenos Aires exh – Round 1 – Nollman Jorge – 0-1 – Alekhine, Alexander – G20 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d3 d6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 |
| 1926 WECU Major Open 3rd – Round 2 – Price, Hubert E – 1-0 – Blake, Joseph – G3 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 |
| 1928 West of England Premier 4th – Round 6 – Mansfield, Comins – 0-1 – Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Bc2 d6 |
| 1931 Berlin – Round 5 – Rellstab, Ludwig – 1/2-1/2 – Steiner, Herman – G17 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bb3+ Kh8 |
| 1932 BCF Ch 25th – Round 9 – Thomas, George Alan – 1-0 – Hunnam – G28 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. d4 Ba7 10. Qf3 Qd5 |
| 1932 Hastings3233 – Round 1 – Bellod Thomas, Gonzalo – 0-1 – Michell, Reginald – G5 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 Qe7 10. Bxc6 dxc6 |
| 1932 Pasadena – Round 1 – Alekhine, Alexander – 1-0 – Joyeux Steiner, Gael – G19 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Nxe4 7. d4 Ba7 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bb3+ Kh8 |
| 1932 Pasadena, CA USA – Round ? – Alekhine, Alexander – 1-0 – Steiner, Herman – G12 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Nxe4 7. d4 Ba7 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Bb3+ Kh8 |
| 1933 Leningrad – Round 1 – Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander – 1-0 – Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander – G11 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1935 Buenos Aires – Round 13 – Hounie Fleurquin, Carlos – 0-1 – Palau, Luis – G98 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Rxe4 fxe4 10. Bg5 Ne7 |
| 1935 Margate – Round 4 – Sergeant, Edward – 1-0 – Milner Barry, Philip – G22 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Rxe4 fxe4 10. Bg5 Ne7 |
| 1935 Margate – Round 7 – Capablanca, Jose – 1-0 – Milner Barry, Philip – G36 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 |
| 1935 Moscow – Round 8 – Rabinovich, Ilya Mar – 1/2-1/2 – Bohatyrchuk, Fedir Parfenovych – G39 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Re1 d6 8. d4 b5 9. Bb3 Qe7 10. h3 h6 |
| 1936 Copenhagen – Round 1 – Nielsen, Julius – 1-0 – Andersen, Erik – G10 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. dxe5 O-O 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 1936 Leningrad Ch – Round ? – Rauzer, Vsevolod – 1/2-1/2 – Budo, Alexander Semenovich – G45 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 |
| 1936 Leningrad Ch – Round 1 – Ilyin Zhenevsky, Alexander – 1-0 – Vasiliev, Viktor A – G33 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1936 Leningrad Ch – Round 1 – Rauzer, Vsevolod – 1-0 – Ragozin, Viacheslav – G31 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 |
| 1938 Ljubljana – Round 7 – Kostic, Boris – 1-0 – Furlani, Ljudmil – G49 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 |
| 1938 Trade Unions – Round 6 – Panov, Vasily – 0-1 – Vasiliev, Viktor A – G54 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d3 d6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. h3 Bd7 |
| 1939 Bad Elster – Round 1 – Michel, Pascal – 1-0 – Puchel, W. – G2 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 d5 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1939 Bad Oeynhausen ch-GER – Round 11 – Keller Peraza, Ruben Dario – 1/2-1/2 – Ernst, Wilhelm – G78 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1941 Baarn I – Round 4 – Euwe, Max – 1-0 – Koomen, Fenny – G8 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1942 USA Open Dallas – Round 10 – Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham – 1-0 – Creighton Varela, Thomas – G6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. h3 O-O |
| 1943 Prague – Round 11 – Florian, Jaromir – 0-1 – Podgorny, Jiri – G94 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Bc2 d6 |
| 1943 Prague – Round 15 – Kubanek, Jindrich – 0-1 – Podgorny, Jiri – G123 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. Qe2 Qd5 10. d4 O-O |
| 1943 Prague – Round 19 – Pachman, Ludek – 1-0 – Podgorny, Jiri – G158 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1944 ch – Round 10 – Florian, Jaromir – 1-0 – Foltys, Jan – G5 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 f5 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1945 Pan American – Round 1 – Horowitz, Albert Israel – 1-0 – Steiner, Herman – G40 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Nxe4 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 |
| 1948 Moskou ch-URS – Round 17 – Aronin, Lev – 0-1 – Keres, Paul – G142 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. Re1 d6 8. d4 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. Bg5 f6 |
| 1953 FRG Ch 02nd – Round 3 – Gilg, Karl – 1-0 – Eisinger Max – G8 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 1955 Clare Benedict Cup – Round 3.1 – Limbos, Paul – 1/2-1/2 – Bouwmeester, Hans – G16 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Ba7 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| 1955 CSR Ch – Round 14 – Alster, Ladislav – 1/2-1/2 – Zita, Frantisek – G111 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O Nxe4 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Ba7 9. Nc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nxc3 |
| 1955 Novi Sad – Round 13 – Matanovic, Aleksandar – 1-0 – Segi, Lajos – G102 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5 Nxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd5 Nxc5 |
| 1956 Copenhagen – Round 7 – Pedersen, Eigil – 1/2-1/2 – Bouwmeester, Hans – G38 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 1958 Munich olm prel – Round 5 – Kostro, Jerzy – 1-0 – Pietzsch, Wolfgang – G48 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Qe7 9. Bg5 d6 10. Re1 O-O |
| 1959 BUL Ch – Round 5 – Karastoichev, Emil – 1/2-1/2 – Kadrev, Zdravko – G5 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 |
| 1960 Corr Golden Knights – Round ? – Zalys, Ignas – 1-0 – Wight, H – G20 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O a6 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Qe2 h6 |
| 1960 Sao Paulo zt – Round 1 – Recalde, Eleuterio – 1-0 – German, Eugenio – G9 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 exd4 10. cxd4 d6 |
| 1961 Bucharest GMT 5th – Round 4 – Stein, Leonid – 1-0 – Radulov, Ivan – G16 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. Nxe5 O-O |
| 1961 ROM Ch – Round 3 – Gheorghiu, Florin – 1/2-1/2 – Gunsberger, Alexander – G20 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 d6 |
| 1961 Utrecht – Round 5 – Matanovic, Aleksandar – 1-0 – Van Geet, Dirk Daniel – G25 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 1965 Rubinstein Memorial – Round 13 – Dely, Peter – 1-0 – Sydor, Andrzej – G56 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Qe7 9. Bd5 exd4 10. cxd4 h6 |
| 6. Norway Chess 2018 – Round 2.1 – Karjakin, Sergey – 1/2-1/2 – Carlsen, Magnus – G6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| 83. Tata Steel Masters 2021 – Round 10.7 – Harikrishna, Pentala – 1/2-1/2 – Aditya Tari – G73 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 dxe4 10. dxe4 h6 |
| 83. Tata Steel Masters 2021 – Round 8.4 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Van Foreest, Jorden – G56 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| Amber Rapidplay 2001 – Round 2 – Topalov, Veselin – 1-0 – Shirov, Alexei – G2 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxf2+ |
| Amber-blind 6th 1997 – Round 8 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1/2-1/2 – Shirov, Alexei – G33 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5 Nxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd5 Bb7 |
| Amber-blindfold 19th 2010 – Round 10 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – G29 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 |
| Amber-rapid 19th 2010 – Round 4 – Gashimov, Vugar – 1-0 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – G11 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Bb6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| Amber-rapid 7th 1998 – Round 2 – Shirov, Alexei – 1-0 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – G8 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 |
| Ch World (match) (1/2 final) 2004 – Round 10 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G1 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. a4 9. ... b4 10. d4 exd4 |
| Corus 2001 – Round ? – Topalov, Veselin – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G88 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nbd2 exf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 |
| Corus 2002 – Round 12 – Leko, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Adams, Michael – G82 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 |
| Corus A 2006 – Round 13 – Adams, Michael – 1/2-1/2 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – G85 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 |
| Dos Hermanas 1997 – Round 8 – Polgar, Judit – 1/2-1/2 – Topalov, Veselin – G30 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. axb5 axb5 |
| Dos Hermanas 1999 – Round 4 – Illescas Cordoba, Miguel – 1/2-1/2 – Adams, Michael – G18 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. b4 Bb6 10. h3 Bh5 |
| Dos Hermanas 1999 – Round 6 – Topalov, Veselin – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G28 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. b4 Bb6 10. h3 Bd7 |
| FIDE Candidates 2014 – Round 5.1 – Svidler, Peter – 1-0 – Topalov, Veselin – G17 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 exf3 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 10 – Santos Latasa Jaime – 1-0 – Nigmatov Ortik – G577 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 h6 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 5 – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – 1-0 – Woodward Andy – G253 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. Bxc6 bxc6 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 8 – Dardha Daniel – 1-0 – Nigmatov Ortik – G451 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2000 – Round 6.4 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1/2-1/2 – Adams, Michael – G63 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5 Qe7 9. Qxa4 Qxc5 10. Be3 Qe7 |
| FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 – Round 11 – Lu Shanglei – 0-1 – Daniil Dubov – G204 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 h5 8. Bc4 Bd7 9. Bb3 Na5 10. Qd2 Bg7 |
| FIDE World ChampionshipKO 2000 – Round 7.2 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1-0 – Shirov, Alexei – G1 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 – Round R2 Classical 1 – Maxim Rodshtein – 1/2-1/2 – Gabriel Sargissian – G268 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b4 |
| Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 – Round 13 – Adams, Michael – 1/2-1/2 – Svidler, Peter – G50 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. axb5 axb5 |
| Global Chess League 2023 – Round 8.3 – Dubov, Daniil – 1-0 – Saini Vidit – G99 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nbd2 exf3 10. Qxf3 Be7 |
| GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 – Round 2.1 – Vallejo Pons, Francisco – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Bc2 d5 10. exd6 Nxd6 |
| Koop Tjuchem 1996 – Round 11 – Leko, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Shirov, Alexei – G46 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 Bb6 |
| Koop Tjuchem 1996 – Round 4 – Shirov, Alexei – 1/2-1/2 – Onischuk, Alexanderexander – G14 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 |
| Lindores Abbey Tal Memorial 2021 – Round 6.23 – Ivic, Velimir – 0-1 – Aronian, Levon – G270 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. bxc6 exf3 |
| Novgorod 1996 – Round 1 – Short, Nigel D – 1/2-1/2 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – G4 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. d4 bxa4 8. dxc5 Nxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd5 Bb7 |
| Qatar Masters Open 2015 – Round 9.23 – Bologan, Victor – 1-0 – Kosteniuk, Alexandra – G302 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nbd2 exf3 10. Qxf3 Bd6 |
| Saint Louis Rapid 2019 – Round 5.4 – Dominguez Perez, Leinier – 1/2-1/2 – Caruana, Fabiano – G24 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 exf3 10. Qxf3 e4 |
| Saint Louis Rapid 2021 – Round 9.1 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G41 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 exf3 |
| Sinquefield Cup 2025 – Round 8 – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Caruana Fabiano – G39 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 Ne7 |
| Superbet Blitz 2019 – Round 14.1 – Giri, Anish – 1/2-1/2 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – G66 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxc5 Nd3 |
| Superbet Classic 2021 – Round 6.4 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Caruana, Fabiano – G27 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. bxc6 exf3 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 3.4 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1/2-1/2 – Harikrishna, Pentala – G14 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 h6 |
| Torneo Magistral 6th 1997 – Round 5 – Polgar, Judit – 0-1 – Illescas Cordoba, Miguel – G23 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Bb6 |
| USA Ch 2016 – Round 6.2 – Caruana, Fabiano – 1-0 – Onischuk, Alexanderexander – G31 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. a4 dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 10. bxc6 exf3 |
| USA Ch 2016 – Round 8.2 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Onischuk, Alexanderexander – G43 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxc5 Nd3 |
| Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 – Round 8.1 – Topalov, Veselin – 0-1 – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – G36 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bb7 |
| World Blitz 2015 – Round 19.10 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 0-1 – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam – G1161 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. a4 e4 10. d4 exf3 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 11.2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Carlsen, Magnus – G729 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 h6 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 20.38 – Abdusattorov, Nodirbek – 1/2-1/2 – Gareyev, Timur – G1355 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Qd5 Nc5 10. Bc2 d6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 21.46 – Vokhidov, Shamsiddin – 1-0 – Gharibyan, Mamikon – G1129 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Re1 b5 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 4.60 – Sjugirov, Sanan – 0-1 – Gharibyan, Mamikon – G223 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 h6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 15.50 – Cheparinov, Ivan – 0-1 – Pranesh M – G879 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 d6 9. h3 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 16.8 – Erigaisi Arjun – 1-0 – Praggnanandhaa R – G949 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Be3 exd4 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 10.59 – Vokhidov, Shamsiddin – 1/2-1/2 – Sychev, Klementy – G607 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nbd2 exf3 10. Qxf3 Bb7 |













Alekhine, Alexander — 9 parties
Carlsen, Magnus — 8 parties
Hou, Yifan — 6 parties
Karpov, Anatoly — 4 parties
Kramnik, Vladimir — 2 parties
Ju, Wenjun — 2 parties
Gukesh D — 2 parties
Euwe, Max — 1 partie
Lasker, Emanuel — 1 partie
Tal, Mikhail — 1 partie
Kasparov, Garry — 1 partie
1905 — Teichmann, Richard vs Gelly, Miguel Angel — 1/2-1/2 — Buenos Aires ARG
1910 — Krause, Orla vs Lorck — 1/2-1/2 — Naestved DEN
1913 — Alexa Mason vs Dodds, G — 0-1 — Nelson
1916 — Coultas, Walter F vs Acevedo Harrison, Jose E. — 1-0 — Melbourne AUS
1932 — Davis, ML. vs Wallich — 1-0 — Los Angeles, CA USA
1932 — Thomas, George Alan vs Hunnam — 1-0 — Whiteleys, London
1937 — Alekhine, Alexander vs Gerrit de Wolf — 0-1 — Arnhem NED
1941 — Euwe, Max vs Koomen, Fenny — 1-0 — Baarn NED
1902 — Exner Victor vs Englund, Fritz — 1-0 — Hannover GER
1902 — Exner, Gyozo vs Englund, Carl Magnus — 1-0 — Hannover GER
1902 — Fahrni, Hans vs Moeller, Jorgen — 0-1 — Hannover GER
1902 — Neumann, Augustin vs Loman, Rudolf — 0-1 — Hannover GER
1933 — Alekhine, Alexander vs Herbert Kraft — 1/2-1/2 — Karlsruhe GER
1991 — Mont-Reynaud, Jordy vs Kwok, Gideon — 1-0 — ?
1991 — Brotsos, Jim vs Charkosky — 1-0 — ?
1991 — Zurano, Alberto vs Delarge, F. — 1/2-1/2 — cr.